Fw: piano garage

[Avery Todd]

Travis,

I think the most important thing for the "garage" is temperature/humidity
control. When we were building our new music building several years ago,
I was able to get a "room" just outside of the main auditorium to store
the pianos when needed. I was also able to get temperature/humidity
control units installed in that room. So now, when they have to be moved
in or out, the variation is not all that much, so I have a fair amount of
tuning stability there.

I also had the construction guys put a 1x6, padded with carpet, just below
the level of the lid overhang all around the "garage". It's basically "goof
proof", no matter how they move it into there!

Let us know what you come up with.

Avery

At 11:34 AM 06/19/03 -0500, you wrote:
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:tgordy@cableone.net>Travis Gordy
>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org
>Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 7:52 PM
>Subject: piano garage
>
>Hello old friends. It has been a few years since I was a "regular" of this 
>group and you were a great help to me.  It finally  became such a great 
>problem for me to keep up that I left in frustration over 50 to 70 emails 
>a day. My problem. No one elses. Great stuff.
>
>I have a request from a small symphony organization for information about 
>construction of a garage on or near stage for their Steinway D.  I have 
>told them about the ones I have seen and given some ground rules but they 
>would like printed material. Do not recall seeing a brochure from PTG on 
>the subject. Anyway, if any of you (perhaps university techs) have 
>something you could share or refer  me to I will appreciate it very much. 
>Thank you
>
>Travis Gordy RPT  tgordy@cableone.net